Tom Brady showed some rare emotion Monday night when the topic of his father came up.

Twice, Brady had trouble finishing answers, getting choked up and teary-eyed while talking about his father. The first time, a 7-year-old who won a contest to be a Super Bowl reporter asked him who his hero was.

“Who’s my hero?” Brady said. “That’s a great question. I think my dad is my hero because he’s someone I looked up to every day and, uh, [stopping because he is choked up] … my dad.”

Later, he was asked if what Tom Brady Sr. said last week about Deflategate represents what Brady himself feels about the controversy.